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Review Of Ethical Theory By Russ Shafer-Landau, Matthew Pianalto
Review Of Ethical Theory By Russ Shafer-Landau, Matthew Pianalto
Matthew Pianalto
Any anthology on a topic as broad as moral philosophy risks committing sins of omission. In lieu of what Shafer-Landau calls the "point-counterpoint" approach usually taken in ethics readers, in which the audience is presented with positive accounts of particular views and critical responses, Shafer-Landau has chosen, particularly the sections on distinctive moral theories (such as consequentialism and deontological ethics), to focus on various defenses and articulations of the moral theories under consideration. Thus, "Readers will not have criticisms of the theories presented and ready to hand. As a compensation, however, they will have a more nuanced target to aim …
Review Of In Search Of Happiness Understanding An Endangered State Of Mind By John F. Schumaker, Matthew Pianalto
Review Of In Search Of Happiness Understanding An Endangered State Of Mind By John F. Schumaker, Matthew Pianalto
Matthew Pianalto
As Aristotle noted in the Nicomachean Ethics, we all want to live happy lives, but there is vast disagreement about what happiness consists in. Some say that the happy life is a life of pleasure, others that it consists in living virtuously (or morally). Yet others believe it involves the renunciation of earthly things in favor of intellectual and spiritual contemplation, and some declare that happiness is secured through money and honor. Subjectivists will claim that there is no answer to the question, "Which of these conceptions of happiness is the true conception?" because happiness is a purely subjective phenomenon. …